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|Has Description=The German text titled ''Aventewr von Diocleciano'' is found in eight surviving manuscripts, and was likely composed in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. Like most of the other German ''Seven Sages/Sieben Weise Meister'' texts, it is contained within the broader frame of the ''Gesta Romanorum'' tale collection (GR redaction B, by Gerdes' designation). Like the [[Hystorij von Diocleciano]], the narrative pattern of the ''Aventewr'' derives from the [[H (Historia Septem Sapientum)|Historia Septem Sapientum]] tradition, but it diverges halfway through the text. It contains only thirteen, rather than the expected fifteen embedded stories, several of which are anomalous: [[Lepus]], [[Nasus praemorsus]], [[Praeceptum galli]], [[Thesaurus in puteo]], and [[Voluptaria]]. These stories appear nowhere else in the ''Seven Sages'' tradition.
|Has Title=Aventewr von Diocleciano
|Has Title=Aventewr von Diocleciano
|Has Branch Of Tradition=West
|Has Branch Of Tradition=West
|Is Adapted From=H (Historia Septem Sapientum)
|Has Source For Composition And Adaption Information=Gerdes (1992)
|Has Original Language Of Version=German (High and Low German)
|Has Start Date Of Composition=1380
|Has End Date Of Composition=1420
|Has Source For Date Of Text Composition=Gerdes (1992)
|Has Text Language=German (High and Low German)
|Has Modern Research Literature=Gerdes (1992)
|Has Modern Edition=Gräße, Das älteste Mährchen- und Legendenbuch des christlichen Mittelalters, oder die Gesta Romanorum
|Has Modern Edition=Gräße, Das älteste Mährchen- und Legendenbuch des christlichen Mittelalters, oder die Gesta Romanorum
|Has Note=The ''Aventewr von Diocleciano'' is contained within the broader German ''Gesta Romanorum'' tale collection (version B, by Gerdes' designation). It contains several anomalous embedded stories: Lepus, Nasus praemorsus, Praeceptum galli, Thesaurus in puteo, and Voluptaria.
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Revision as of 17:21, 11 February 2025

The German text titled Aventewr von Diocleciano is found in eight surviving manuscripts, and was likely composed in the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century. Like most of the other German Seven Sages/Sieben Weise Meister texts, it is contained within the broader frame of the Gesta Romanorum tale collection (GR redaction B, by Gerdes' designation). Like the Hystorij von Diocleciano, the narrative pattern of the Aventewr derives from the Historia Septem Sapientum tradition, but it diverges halfway through the text. It contains only thirteen, rather than the expected fifteen embedded stories, several of which are anomalous: Lepus, Nasus praemorsus, Praeceptum galli, Thesaurus in puteo, and Voluptaria. These stories appear nowhere else in the Seven Sages tradition.

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1380 - 1420
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